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They will be hopeful of ending that slump in their first outing on home turf this year, although Breitenreiter will have to reshuffle his backline after Kevin Akpoguma was taken off with an injury in Berlin, while centre-back Ozan Kabak collected a fifth booking of the season and is suspended. With Kevin Vogt also a doubt, American youngster Justin Che could be handed his first Bundesliga start after reportedly impressing Breitenreiter during the winter break.
30pm CET), with both teams eager to move clear of the relegation zone on Matchday 17. Latest Click here for the Hoffenheim vs. Stuttgart LIVE blog! Hoffenheim lost four of their last five games before the winter break, taking just one point from a possible 15, but were much improved against Union Berlin on Matchday 16. However, despite taking the lead through Ihlas Bebou on Saturday, Andre Breitenreiter's charges conceded three late goals to slip to a 3-1 defeat that has left them just three points above the drop zone.
Foul by Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim). 44' Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 43' Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Ihlas Bebou tries a through ball, but Georginio Rutter is caught offside. Attempt blocked. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner with a cross. 42' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos. 41' Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 40' Attempt saved.
To that end, they will hope to have the laser-guided crosses of Borna Sosa back in the armoury for this fixture after the Croatia international missed out on Matchday 16 through a muscular injury. Japan international Endo should anchor the midfield once more, with Silas and Tiago Tomas flanking Guirassy up top. Watch: All of Sosa's assists so far in 2022/23 Match stats Christoph Baumgartner is Hoffenheim's biggest goal threat in 2022/23, with four of his own and two assists. Andrej Kramaric scored and assisted in last season's corresponding fixture (3-3), but hasn't found the net in the Bundesliga since Matchday 8.
Assisted by Philipp Förster. 90' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 2, VfB Stuttgart 1. Christoph Baumgartner (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Bruun Larsen with a cross. 89' Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Thommy following a set piece situation.
Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Tiago Tomás. Attempt saved. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Grillitsch. 45' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Chris Führich. Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 0, VfB Stuttgart 0. 45'+5' First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 0, VfB Stuttgart 0. 45'+4' Benjamin Hübner (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 45'+3' Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing. 45'+2' Hiroki Ito (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic with a headed pass following a corner. Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Sebastian Rudy replaces Dennis Geiger because of an injury. 53' Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Pavel Kaderábek. Attempt blocked. Philipp Förster (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic. 47' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Pascal Stenzel.
Christoph Baumgartner (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek. 39' Attempt missed. Benjamin Hübner (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
Foul by Omar Marmoush (VfB Stuttgart). 81' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Georginio Rutter. 80' Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Georginio Rutter (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart). 79' Hand ball by Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart). 78' Georginio Rutter (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart). 74' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim.
Conceded by Wataru Endo. 73' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Roberto Massimo replaces Pascal Stenzel because of an injury. 71' Foul by Munas Dabbur (TSG Hoffenheim). Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 70' Foul by Benjamin Hübner (TSG Hoffenheim). Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Angelo Stiller replaces Ihlas Bebou. Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Munas Dabbur replaces Pavel Kaderábek. 69' Corner, TSG Hoffenheim.
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